Can an owner of a strata without the strata's approval to install a hot water heater without the approval of the Strata?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Francoeur v. The Owners, Strata Plan EPS288, 2021 BCCRT 298 (CanLII):
22. Just as in the CRT’s persuasive but non-binding decision in Molloy v. The Owners, Strata Plan VIS 2316, 2020 BCCRT 73, the bylaws here say that an owner cannot alter CP without strata approval. Unlike for strata lot alterations under bylaw 5, bylaw 6 does not require the strata to be reasonable in approving alterations to CP. In other words, the strata has considerable discretion in deciding whether to approve a hot water heater installation that requires CP alterations for venting.
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